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The real story of a woman who epitomized America's Golden Age and represented the changing face of the Victorian woman at the turn of the century.
Brief history of Hereford cattle: v. 1, p. 359-375.
Bonnets, capes, caps, shawls, bodices, and crinolines as people actually wore them from 1840 to 1914. More than 200 photos depict aristocrats and members of the middle class as well as celebrities.
1893 . . . Alice Porterman is released from her duties as a maid and travels home to help her mother care for her sickly brother. But her mother and brother are not in their family home when Alice arrives and she learns the landlord, Albert Donahue, has evicted them into the harsh Boston winter. Alice goes in search of him and is surprised at what she finds. Albert Donahue, an up-and-coming member of Boston’s elite, made his fortune through hard work and shrewd business deals. But his dreams of a family to share it with have not come true, perhaps until an impertinent young woman enters his home and won’t leave until she speaks to him.
Circle of Light is a coming of age story, set in the French Canadian community of Northern Ontario, during the Second World War. Lucy must decide if she will compete for a scholarship, but she must also define her relationships with her family, her friends, and with her fresh love. When the novel first appeared in 1989, it was short-listed for the Ruth Schwartz Children's Literature Award, for the Canadian Library Association's Children Awrad, and for the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature. Fans of the book will once again find Circle of Light available, now as an ebook !
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